asyncio snippet: Get running event loop or create new loop

This asyncio snippet shows how to get the running event loop or create a new loop if none is running.

import asyncio

def get_or_create_eventloop():
    try:
        return asyncio.get_event_loop()
    except RuntimeError as ex:
        if "There is no current event loop in thread" in str(ex):
            loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
            asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
            return asyncio.get_event_loop()
        else:
          raise

# Usage example:
get_or_create_eventloop().create_task(asyncio.sleep(1))